Racine, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Racine, WI Summary

Crime in Racine research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Racine over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Racine:

  • There were 1,140 total crimes committed in Racine in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,495.2 total crimes per 100K people in Racine.
  • The overall crime rate in Racine is -29.45% below the national average.
  • Racine ranks #206 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Racine ranks #6,022 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Racine Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Racine is 1,495.2 per 100,000 people. That's -29.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 4.37% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Racine
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,140 1,495.2 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 4 5.2 4.2 5.0
Robbery 47 61.6 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 181 237.4 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 292 383.0 278.5 359.0
Burglary 153 200.7 117.2 229.0
Larceny 551 722.7 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 144 188.9 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 848 1,112.2 1,154.1 1,760.0

Racine Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Racine

292
Violent Crimes
383.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 292 violent crimes in Racine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Racine is 383.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 261.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Racine each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.68% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.51% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Racine

848
Property Crimes
1,112.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 848 property crimes in Racine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Racine is 1,112.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 89.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Racine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.63% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Racine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kenosha, WI 97,652 1,125 1,152.1 866.3 285.7
Oak Creek, WI 37,665 690 1,831.9 1,685.9 146.0
Franklin, WI 35,535 447 1,257.9 1,207.3 50.7
Mount Pleasant, WI 27,731 512 1,846.3 1,734.5 111.8
Muskego, WI 25,389 392 1,544.0 1,532.2 11.8
Caledonia, WI 25,323 135 533.1 469.9 63.2
Zion, IL 24,068 348 1,445.9 993.0 452.9
Pleasant Prairie, WI 21,981 306 1,392.1 1,078.2 313.9
South Milwaukee, WI 20,178 294 1,457.0 1,298.4 158.6
Cudahy, WI 17,683 157 887.9 774.8 113.1

Racine SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
8
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